Dad's Homemade Salami

This makes a great summertime snack, or anytime snack for that matter. Just grab some crackers and cheese and you're good to go!

• Ready In: 128 hrs
• Yields: 5 logs

Ingredients

• 5  lbs ground beef
• 5  teaspoons  morton's honey cure salt
• 4  teaspoons fresh coarse ground black pepper
• 2 1⁄2 teaspoons  mustard salt or 2 1⁄2 teaspoons mustard seeds
• 2 1⁄2 teaspoons  garlic salt
• 2 1⁄2 teaspoons hickory smoke salt

Directions

1. DAY ONE: Mix all ingredients together. Place in a bowl, cover, and refrigerate.
2. DAY TWO-FOUR: Knead mixture one time each day.
3. DAY FIVE: Divide into 5 equal portions, roll each out into a sausage-shaped cylinder. Place them on a broiler pan in an oven and bake (dry, really) for 8 hours at 150 degrees.
4. Enjoy!